Bank or jewelry box



Set, 21, 1948. c, w. SAATHQFF 2,449,722

BANK 0R JEWELRY Box Filed NOV. 15, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet l p INV NTOR. sq, so 34 E CLINTON W. SAATHOFF flm /awd/rd.

ATTD RN EYE Sept. 21, 1948. c. w. SAATHOFF 2,449,722

BANK OR JEWELRY BOX Filed Nov. 15, 1946 s Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR.

CLINTON w. SAATHOFF Sept. 1, 1948. C. w. SAATHOFF 2,449,722

BANK on JEWELRY BOX Filed Nov. 15, 1946 s Sheet s-Sheec s INVENTOR.

.CLINTON w. SAATHOFF ATTEI RN EYS Patented Sept. 21, 1948 UNITED S A PATENT OFFICE f I L "ff.f .2,449,722

BANK (DRJEWELRY Box] ClintonW. seam. SanAntonio, Tex. Application November 15, 1946, Serial No. 710,052

i l 2 Claims. 1

My present invention relates to an improved bank of jewelry box and is designed to permit access to a covered entrance slot, but to prevent opening of the bank or box unless the combination of movements in sequence is followed.

The device may be made of suitable material such as plastic, metal, or wood and will prove durable and will keep safe such items as may be deposited therein.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention according to the best mode I have thus far devised, but it will be understood that various changes and alterations may be made in the exemplified structure within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the device with the cover rotated permittin access to the entry slot.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view at line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view at line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with the lid moved to openable position.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the slotted rod for locking the cover.

Fig. 6 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. '7 is a plan view of the bank or box with the cover and lid in open position.

Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of the cover Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view at line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view at line Ill-l0 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 11 is a top plan of the lid.

Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view at line I2l2 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the weight.

Referring now to the drawings I utilize a receptacle comprising the bottom 2 surrounded by the oval wall 4 and formed with a top 6 having a large opening 8.

In the solid portion of the top 6, there is located a bushing l0, upon which is journaled the lid 12 having a slot M for coins and the like.

In the lid I provide a circular bore l6 equal in depth to less than the thickness of the lid and rearwardly from this bore I fashion a slot l8 providing for longitudinal sliding movement of the lid ii. A weight 20 consisting of a disk is located in the bore and resting on the arcuate shoulder 22 preventing the sliding movement of the lid when the weight is so positioned as seen in Fig. 2.

Forward of the receptacle I provide a cylinder 2 f having a transverse slot 28,-andpin 30 extending through the wall 4 and the slot. The cylinder 24 extends into a notch 32 of the lid l2 preventing rotary movement of t the lid as shown in Fig. 3;

Thus the lid as described is locked against rotary movement on its journal. bushing Iii and from sliding movement of the slot Hi.

There is secured to the lid l2, an abutment 34 by screws 35 having an angular face 36 under cut at-38 and formed'with a countersunk bore 40 above the rod 26 and adapted to receive the rod when the receptacle is inverted.

A cover 42 through the bore 43 is pivotally mounted on the bushing l0 and has an angular face 44 co-acting with the face 36 of the abutment and taper-ed at 46 to fit thereunder. The under side of the cover is formed with a countersunk circular bore 48 eccentric. of the pivot of a size to receive the weight 20 when the device is inverted. A bolt 50 has a flange ring 52 in countersink 53 engaging. the cover 42 and a nut 54 and washer 56 secure the top 5, the lid l2 and the cover 42 together.

In operation with the bank in upright position, the cover 42 may be freely rotated to make accessible the slot I4 for dropping coins through the large opening 8.

To permit access to the receptacle the cover is rotated to the position of Fig. 3 so that the bore 48 is aligned with the weight 20. The receptacle is then inverted whereupon the Weight drops into the bore 48 and While inverted the cover is moved retrograde to secure the weight therein. During this inverted position the rod 26 has dropped to engage the bore 40 pinning the lid and the abutment against sliding longitudinal movement.

The receptacle is now returned to normal position, the rod returning to position in its cylinder 24 disengaged from the abutment.

Now the lid l2 and the abutment may be moved longitudinally, the slot I8 permitting such movement thereby disengaging the notch 32 of the lid l2 from the cylinder 24, and the entire assembly may be rotated exposing the large opening of the receptacle.

Thus the opening of the receptacle may only be accomplished by certain specific movements and if the movements are not followed in order, the bank may not be opened.

This device will protect coins, jewerly and the like especially in the home, from tampering by unauthorized persons.

The device is simple to manufacture and easy to use when the combination is known.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bank having a top formed with a large opening, a lid for the opening having a circular counterbore forming an arcuate shoulder and a longitudinal slot communicating with the bore, said lid having a slot by which coins and the like can be dropped into .theflbanktand .meansin the longitudinal slot *p'ivotally secur'ingztheilid to'itlre bank, a circular weight in the bore, a cover for the lid formed with a lower eccentric circular cavity and pivotally mounted on said latter means, said eccentric cavity being angiilarlyv-diaposed from the bore when the cover and lid are longitudinally aligned with one anothenwhereby' rotation of the cover from litsfnormally aligned position along the lid will align the cavity with the weight and inversion of the bank will cause longitudinal slot communicating the more, so $31134 4 through the slot, a disk weight in the bore resting upon the shoulder and preventing sliding movement of the slotted lid with relation to the shaft when the bank is in upright position, a cover for the lid formed with a lower eccentric cavity and pivotally mounted on the shaft whereby rotatiton of the cover will align the eccentric cavity with the disk weight and inversionof the-bank will cause theweightto fall into me activitysandiretrogradeimovement of the cover whil'e'in invertedposition will retain the Weight in the cavity, a cylinder in the bank, a rod in the cylinder formed with a transverse slot, and a pin -i'.in ithe -:-s'lot, *the said rod movable in the cylinder uponiinversion of the bank to engage the lid to prevent.sli'dinrg movement of the lid while the liner-ted said cylinder serving to prevent rotation of the lid until the lid has been freed oif thvwight and slid from the cylinder.

CLINTON W. SAATHOFF.

"-MEERENGES \GITED "Thef idl'lowing references are "of record in "the file-of"-tiiis:patent:

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